pdm solutions GmbH

Name

pdm solutions GmbH

Legal name

pdm solutions GmbH

Website

https://pdm-solutions.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Business Data Enrichment Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Reference Data Management (RDM) (HDAEADAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

MDM Platforms (Customer/Product/Supplier/Location) (HDAEADAA)

Keywords

• Local data enrichment
• POI data services
• Business directory data
• Location data licensing
• Structured business data

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Data Enrichment Services: Provides enriched local business data to platforms, directories, and mapping partners. Revenue generated through data licensing and service agreements with B2B partners who need high-quality local business information.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

pdm solutions provides enriched local business and Points of Interest (POI) data for Germany and beyond, transforming scattered information into structured, machine-readable data. The company partners with directories, platforms, answer engines, and map partners to deliver trusted local data that supports SMBs and powers digital ecosystems. Their work spans three areas: data enrichment partnerships, research and innovation (IoT, autonomous systems, emerging tech), and enablement services including transformation execution and decision support.

Product overview

pdm solutions GmbH is a data-specialized company that does not offer distinct named products or modules. The company provides a portfolio of service offerings organized around three core areas: (1) Partnerships — strategic alliances, ecosystem building, and platform integration with directories, platforms, answer engines, and map partners; (2) Research and Innovation — forecasting, IoT integration (robots, cars), and emerging technology development; and (3) Enablement — transformation execution, decision support, and thought leadership for teams navigating digital change. The company also provides enriched local data services for businesses and points of interest (PoIs) in Germany and beyond, helping this data be found on major platforms and AI answer engines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Das TelefonbuchcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor German telephone directory platform. pdm provides enriched local business data that is distributed through Das Telefonbuch's directory services, helping ensure accurate and comprehensive business listings are available to German consumers.
• Das ÖrtlichecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman local directory service (Das Örtliche). pdm enriches and supplies local business data to Das Örtliche, supporting their mission to provide accurate local business information across Germany.
• Gelbe SeitencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman Yellow Pages business directory (Gelbe Seiten). pdm provides enriched local business and POI data that enhances Gelbe Seiten's digital directory offerings with structured, accurate information.
• MotionLab BerlinsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation and coworking space in Berlin where pdm maintains an office location. MotionLab Berlin is a hub for mobility, IoT, and smart city startups, supporting pdm's research in autonomous systems and emerging technologies.
• Basislager Coworking LeipzigsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoworking space in Leipzig where pdm maintains an office. Supports the company's regional presence and connection to the startup ecosystem in Germany's growing tech cities.
• Platform and Directory PartnerscoreTechnology or IntegrationWorking with platforms, directories, mapping partners, and answer engines to make information clear, consistent, and more human. The company guides digital transformation for partners including brand, tech, media, and autonomous systems integration.
• Public and Private Research InstitutionssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborations with research institutions to study how technology learns and create new ways for intelligent systems to understand the human world. Focus on emerging technologies, IoT, autonomous systems, and forecasting.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• TomTom: Global navigation and mapping company with a significant POI dataset. Comparable as a broad incumbent in location/POI data, particularly relevant for automotive and IoT use cases overlapping with pdm's emerging-tech positioning.
• Mapbox: Developer-focused mapping platform that supplies POI and location data to thousands of apps. Comparable as a broad incumbent with strong platform-integration DNA, paralleling pdm's strategy of feeding enriched data into digital ecosystems and AI-driven applications.
• Data Axle: Large-scale US business data compiler (formerly InfoUSA) providing firmographic and location data. Comparable as a broad incumbent in business reference data, but with a much wider portfolio beyond local enrichment.
• Google Business Profile: Google's free business listings service that aggregates and serves local business data across Search, Maps, and AI surfaces. Comparable as the dominant broad incumbent that directory partners and SMBs rely on — and a key competitive reference for pdm's AI answer engine ambitions.
• Bing Places: Microsoft's business listing platform integrated with Bing/Copilot surfaces. Comparable as a broad incumbent aggregating structured business data for an AI-driven search/answer engine — directly relevant to pdm's positioning around AI-ready local data.
• HERE Technologies: Global mapping and location platform with extensive POI datasets used across automotive, logistics, and enterprise applications. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing authoritative POI data for intelligent systems, including IoT and autonomous use cases that pdm targets.
• Neustar Localeze: Long-established US business data and listings management service within Neustar/TransUnion. Comparable as a broad incumbent in business location data syndication, though operating at much larger scale and with a wider data portfolio.
• Foursquare (Factual): Location intelligence platform operating the Factual POI dataset. Comparable as a broad incumbent in structured POI and places data, used by major ad-tech and mapping platforms.

Direct peers

• Yext: US-listed digital presence platform that syndicates and enriches structured business data to directories, maps, and search engines. Direct peer in the business data enrichment / listings management category with a similar partner-channel GTM.
• Uberall: Berlin-based location marketing platform that helps SMBs manage business listings, reviews, and local SEO across directories and map platforms. Closely comparable to pdm in target customer (German SMBs), data enrichment focus, and distribution through directory partnerships.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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